Jewelry Pins Also Used as Candle Pins

Take your earrings, pins and bracelets and turn them into a decorative detail for items in your home!I'd like
to show you today that jewelry,let's say oldearrings, pins
or barrettes can be used in other ways. With some simple changes you can
dress up your pillows, candles or whatever you like.So here's how to
do it....

Jewelry Pins Also Used as Candle Pins

Have you ever looked at hair barrettes and thought how they would make great looking jewelry pins.

I purchased the jewelry essentials with a 40 percent off coupon from Michaels Craft Store.

To get glamour 'BLING' .............. sometimes you need to use power tools.

This bad
boy was used to grind down the metal backs on the hair barrettes. It's a
Dremel rotary tool for grinding metal plastic and wood.You could also
use a pair of larger wire cutters to clip off the old stuff on the
back.

I
used 5 minute high strength epoxy by DEVCON. Just squeeze some out on a
piece of old cardboard and mix for about 30 seconds. Now take a
toothpick and apply some on the pin.

Barrettes turned into jewelry pins.

Here is one jewelry pin on my new pillow.

Three pins look twice as nice.

~ jewelry candle pin ~

Change
out your old jewelry and make them all pins. So that's my easy project
of the day. I know you all have boxes of old stuff that is just waiting
to become a new prize. Perfect for yourself or gifts of party favors.

15 comments:

That looks like a great idea. I never knew Michael's sold those things. I need to look around more. I have some of my mothers and grandmothers jewelry but the pin clasps no longer close. I could do this and wear them on my clothes again too. Thanks sweetie.

Hi Jersey girl. I really like what you have to say about Jersey -- hair and all, smokey eyes. Your find here is quite unique. I have lots of this kind of jewelry -- already with the backs that way cause they are pins, you know what kind I'm talking about, don't you. Anyway, I'm gonna copy-cat. Terri www.morningdewdrops.typepad.com

Dee your pin solution was perfect. Your pillows came out beautiful and to think you made them all by hand. I guess that friend of yours needs to get busy and finish that burlap runner so your sunroom will be done. rj

Love this idea! After cleaning out my grandmother's home and discovering all her old clip on earrings, I have started using them as embellishments on napkin rings for my tablescapes. I'm going to try candles next! Thanks!